Description

AntennaPod is a podcast manager and player that gives you instant access to millions of free and paid podcasts, from independent podcasters to large publishing houses such as the BBC, NPR and CNN. Add, import and export their feeds hassle-free using the iTunes podcast database, OPML files or simple RSS URLs. Save effort, battery power and mobile data usage with powerful automation controls for downloading episodes (specify times, intervals and WiFi networks) and deleting episodes (based your favourites and delay settings).

But most importantly: Download, stream or queue episodes and enjoy them the way you like with adjustable playback speeds, chapter support and a sleep timer. You can even show your love to the content creators with our Flattr integration.

Made by podcast-enthousiast, AntennaPod is free in all senses of the word: open source, no costs, no ads.

Reviews

4.6

10,179 total

5 7,105

4 2,413

3 372

2 134

1 155

Justin Cross

Good, but one major problem The widget part of the app barely works. Usually the podcast I was listening to doesn't show up, so I have to just click on it to access the podcast from within the main app. Or it shows the podcast I was listening to, but when I click the play button nothing happens. Otherwise a wonderful app.

Jay Modrall

I tried several podcast managing apps for android before settling on Antennapod. The interface is a bit less glitzy than some but I find it by far the most intuitive and reliable

Marcus Baw

Great app and it's open source Actively developed and bugs get fixed. It's a great and functional app. Way better than anything else I've used for podcasts.

Best and the most simplified podcast player i have tried so far. I would have given it 5 stars if the downloads continue in the background even if i switch apps.

Tr00per_tj Hold

Just realised the podcast images move sequentially as they are downloaded which is to say the least cool. Well designed app and user friendly it makes queuing casts a breeze. Love it thanks. Done

jubmio1

So far so good So far everything is working fine for me. Does exactly what i need. Thanks to all the contributors who make this app possible

User reviews

Justin Cross December 7, 2016

Good, but one major problem The widget part of the app barely works. Usually the podcast I was listening to doesn't show up, so I have to just click on it to access the podcast from within the main app. Or it shows the podcast I was listening to, but when I click the play button nothing happens. Otherwise a wonderful app.

Great podcast manager I use this application on a every day! It has a clear and simple UI with some advanced option such as the automatic download of new podcasts and automatically erasing old or played podcasts. I suggest two improvements: the podcast search only shows the top US podcasts. enhancing the podcast search, improving the suggestions, filtering by language or display related podcasts would be a great plus. The second point is the sync possibilities. So far, you can only sync through gpodder that times out a lo

Pretty good. Works pretty well, except for a couple issues. 1) Despite the option being selected in Settings, the play/pause controls do not persist when playback is paused for other audio. I also wish the controls persisted after playback is ended, so it is quicker to jump back into the app to select a new podcast. 2) sometimes the app glitches out, and plays the audio in the background, with no way to stop it. Press play/pause will result in two instenses of playback. I can't reproduce the issue, but it has occured.

1) Works for me. Might be that we encounter Android's limit for background services (AntennaPod needs to be a background service for the controls to last). If that is the case, we can do nothing about other apps behaving badly.
2) Can you check if you play MP4 files? MP3 is a lot better supported by Android.

James Hammond November 28, 2016

New episode notification Not notifying me when there are new episodes to be downloaded... Am I missing something? Apart from that, this is a daily user. Excellent! I'd love to be able to queue my own mp3's so I don't have to swap to another app to listen to songs...

Great free/ open source/uncluttered program Great program - free, open source, uncluttered and does the job. One small feature request that, of course doesn't diminish the above, but would be highly sensible and, judging from discussions online, there seems to be philosophical resistance to considering unfortunately- in particular. some podcast subscriptions, such as planet money, sometimes require manual download of a podcast; would be very helpful if these could be organized in and played and kept track of from the program as well.

It works - no extra fluff Sick and tired of having to create yet another account just so you can use a podcast application? Look no further, AntennaPod is a great option for those who want a more traditional RSS reader type podcast catcher. Been using it for years and it keeps getting better.

Used to be a great app, but after the latest update, it won't work at all. Every time I try to open the app, it crashes and says "Unfortunately, this stupid app has stopped working". Wasted all the time adding podcast subscriptions. Don't waste your time with it.

Unusable how? We cannot improve or fix the app when you do not tell us what the actual problem is...

Gillian Grannum November 15, 2016

Works well when it works It gets stuck and forces me to reboot occasionally in order to get it to work. And yes, I use cleaners to clear memory and junk files and it still gets stuck. But when it works it's great!

Best podcast App so far (and that's coming from Pocket Casts...). FINALLY a really slick and easy interface. All the existing apps add way too many useless features and kill usability. My only feature request: add skip forward/back buttons to the widget.

Had a competitor podcast app until their free trial ran out, and was shocked they would charge £7 for automatic downloads. Found this app, and it gives tonnes of options to tweak, auto download, auto delete, frequent updates by an active developer all for free

Favourite podcast app I've tried a few and this is definitely my favourite podcast app. I've not been able to get the gpodder sync to work but that's no big deal as I mainly only usr the app on one device

Love this app but currently running into an issue: episodes won't play when I hit the play button from queue. I will click on the actual episode and hit the bigger play button and it still won't work. After maybe 10 tries it might work. Fixing this would be appreciated!

Well organized. Have to download programs to guarantee reliable playback as streaming often results in backward jumps by a few seconds or ending a program prematurely, but that may be a weakness of any podcast app which interprets a hesitation in internet connection (?). I don't know. Never have that problem with videos, but frequently with podcast players.

Streaming in Android is rather strange. For the developer, it doesn't really make any difference is the file is local or streaming, Android handles the later for us transparently.
Downside: We cannot do anything about streaming issues.

Taku Landia December 5, 2016

Uncluttered and works well No forced log in, picks up all the podcasts I used to subscribe to, easy to manage, intuitive to operate. Have used a few other free podcasts apps in the past and this is the first time such an app has met all these qualities.

Screw an iPhone I have always been hardcore Android, but used to carry an iPhone with me too for my music and podcasts. This app works so much better than the overcomplicated apple podcast app and I can still access all my favorite podcasts with it. Between a memory card for mp3s and this app I've ditched apple all together!!

Great app My previous app stopped working so needed a new one -antenna pod had good reviews & transition was easy & it's simple to add new podcasts.p probably got more features than I need, but can't fault the app itself !

Wonderful Podcast Software, Open Source Done Right An excellent example of a well executed Open Source Program. I really appreciate this application, and all of the hard work your development team member(s) put into it. This podcast application is feature full, fully free, and always getting better. Thanks!

Best podcast app ever Able to set specific time to refresh, includes episode info, all my bookmarked podcasts are saved neatly and they're all downloaded to their separate folders contained in one place so i don't get confused. Oh and NO Ads!, and It's free.